British drag queen (died 2003)

Foo Foo Lammar

Francis Joseph Pearson was a British drag queen and nightclub owner known professionally as Foo Foo Lammar. The Times called him "One of the North of England's most popular female impersonators", whilst the BBC described his drag act as "legendary". Lammar, who was based in his native Manchester, worked in entertainment for over 30 years, and amassed a fortune of over £5m. He became an established name in Manchester from the 1970s onwards, and was well known in the city until his death in 2003.

Born

1937

March 22

Died

2003

Era

1930s

Country

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Foo, in brief

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Key dates

1937 Born
2003 Died

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1185 Battle of Yashima: the Japanese forces of the Taira clan are defeated by the Minamoto clan.

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The world in 1937

When Foo arrived

april 1 Aden becomes a British crown colony.
april 1 The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
april 12 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
april 26 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on March 22

Adam Sedgwick 1785–1873 British geologist, Anglican priest and doctoral advisor to Charles Darwin (born 1785) Ahmed Cevdet Pasha 1822–1895 Ottoman sociologist, historian, scholar, statesman and jurist (died 1895) August Hermann Francke 1663–1727 German-Lutheran pietist, philanthropist, and scholar (born 1663) Catherine Brandon 1519–1580 Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (died 1580) Chico Marx 1887–1961 American actor (died 1961) Chris Ivory 1988– American football player Emilio Aguinaldo 1869–1964 Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (born 1869) Ernest Lawson 1873–1939 Canadian-American painter (born 1873) Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova 1935–2004 Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (born 1935)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1937

Abner Haynes 1937–2024 American football player (born 1937) Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 American pianist and composer (died 2007) Barry Switzer 1937– American football player and coach Bill Cosby 1937– American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Billy Meier 1937– Swiss author and photographer Birju Maharaj 1937–2022 Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) Bobby Charlton 1937–2023 English footballer and manager (died 2023) Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971)

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